Re: (LVRR) Fw: LV PS2-cd, where are they today? Revealed!

["Bob Chupka" <Ironnuts_@_fastbytes.com>]

Quite a few of the survivors are in NRLX number series and assigned to
potash service in Canada.  Have seen many of these and ex-EL's come through
here on CN potash trains destined to the Chicago gateway.

Chupka
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich Chapin" <rwc27q_@_nac.net>
To: <lehighvalleyrr_@_lists.railfan.net>; "ARHS GROUP"
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Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 8:09 PM
Subject: (LVRR) Fw: LV PS2-cd, where are they today? Revealed!


> This post reports the finding of an LV covered hopper in California.
>
> This link
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MFCL/files/Timothy%20Costello%20Photos/
>
> should get you to access to the two photos Tim talks about. Very cool
> photos, but they have a "phantom-like" quality. Guess the LV is still
> with us.
>
> Best Regards,
> Rich Chapin
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: TGAC2_@_aol.com
> To: freightcars_@_sunny16.photo.tntech.edu ; rwc27q@nac.net ;
> MFCL_@_yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 8:16 PM
> Subject: LV PS2-cd, where are they today? Revealed!
>
>
> FC, MFCL listers:
>
> While photographing a train known as 1st LaMirada, a BNSF road switcher
> job which operates daily on the former ATSF Surf Line from LaMirada to
> Santa Ana CA, I came upon a fascinating discovery.  1st LaMirada
> operates before the morning rush hour traffic into a large industrial
> spur known as "The Irvine Complex".  For those of you with some insights
> to SouCal geography, the swithc is just 1/4 mile east of the CA55
> overcrossing of the Surf Line.
>
> A Santa Ana firm receives plastic pellets in modern covered hoppers and
> converts them into plastic grocery bags, among other things.
>
> Adjacent to each of the two live sidings where they receive their
> inbound pellets, they have a large number of older hoppers which are
> used as storage for the inbound pellets.  This appears to replace the
> tall cylindrical towers we frequently see at plastics manufacturers.
> Presumably it allows them to empty the inbound hoppers quickly to reduce
> their per diem charges.
>
> At first glance the "storage" hoppers are PS-2CD 4427 grain hoppers.
> Their discharge gates have been modified to accomodate the hoses used to
> unload pellets.
>
> At second glance the 16 hoppers, in the series NRLX 45000 are former
> Conrail cars, class CL15A now with private owner reporting marks.  Most
> have Conrail grey paint with road name and reporing marks painted out.
>
> On third glance, a few of the cars demonstrate clear signs of Lehigh
> Valley heritage. They don't have the Conrail grey, but appear to have
> been painted with a thin wash of a mineral red paint ,that has quite
> fortunately washed off the carsides.  All cars, grey or mineral red
> retain the following data:
>
> BLT 1-65
> 4462 CUFT
>
> On one of the cars, the original LV road number, LV 50977 is still
> legible.
>
> Needless to say, finding these old friends made my day.
>
> I've posted two photos of NRLX 45057 in the "Timothy Costello Photos"
> file in the MFCL list.  Access to the cars for photographic purposes is
> terribly limited by buildings fences and shrubs.  My apologies to those
> of you without access to Yahoo Groups.
>
> Best regards,
> Tim Costello
> Irvine CA
>

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